Portable camp.



G. R. STARNES.

PORTABLE CAMP.

APPLICATION FILED PEB- 29, 1908.

926,683. Patented June. 29, 1909.

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PORTABLE GAMP.

APPLICATION PIL'BD 313.29, 190a.-

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Patented June 29, 1909.

w i. E 5 n l a E w .lotte, in the county of Mecklenburg and State T men working at remote points where proper sleg plmg accommodations cannot be had.

signed to be drawn from place to place in the sections utilized.

UNITED STATES IiALFENT OFFIOEL.

GREEN It. STARNES, OF CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SAMUEL T. STOWE, OF CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

PORTABLE CAMP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GREEN R. STARNEs,'a 1 citizen of the United States, residing at Charof North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Portable Camp, of which the -following is a specification. I

This. invention relates to ortable camps and is particularly designed ;or use by convicts, surveying parties, and other gangs of e object of the invention is to'provide a sectional house each of the sections being mounted on its own running gear and desame manner as an ordinary wagon.

Another object is to providesections which in themselvesdo not constitute complete structures but which when assembled will form a complete house the size of which will be'dependent upon the number of portable Another object is to provide .a portable sectional house which is providedwith all necessary sanitary arrangements.

A further object is to provide sections which can be securely fastened together and the roofs of which are designed to lap so as to prevent leaking between the sections.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully .de scribed and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In-said drawings: Figure 1 is a horizontal section through a sectional house embodying the resent improvements. Fig. 2.is a view part y in front elevation and partly in section of the complete house. Fig. 3' is a side elevation of one of the sections. Fig, 4 is a transverse section through the removable pan. Fig. .5 is .a detail view of the adjoining ends of. the two sections of the holding rod which is employed where the invention'is used for housing convicts.

- .In the drawings the house has been shown made u of four sections A, B, .C and D res ective y and it is of course to be understood t at if desired the section A may be eliminated or any desired number. of sections C can be employed. Each section is mounted upon running gear 1 of the usual or any pre- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 29, 1908.

Patentedlune 29, 190%. Serial No.-18,612.

ferred construction, the same having any suitable means for harnessing draft animals thereto so that the sections -.can be drawnfrom place to place.

In Fig. 3 the section B has been shown in:

side elevation. This section can, if desired,

constitute one end of the sectional house or if preferred, and as shown in the drawings,

- it can constitute the end portion of one room Inasmuch as the gen of a two-room house. eral construction of all of the sections 1s practically the same it is thought that the side elevation of this one section is suflicient to disclose the construction of the remaining sections. Each section has a front wall 2 and a rear wall 3 and sections A, B, and D are also provided with one side wall 4, 5, and

6 respectively. Upstanding corner posts 7 are arranged at opposite ends of the .end

walls 2 and 3 and a suitable roof 8 is arranged in the manner hereinafter set forth these roof sections will lap as indicated in Fig. 2 and thus preventleakagc at the joints. I

The sections-are preferably provided along their open sides with hanging partitions l0 constituting'supports forceilings 11 which are below and s aced from the roof and which, with the ioors and walls of the sections, are preferably sheathed with metal so as to prevent the escape of persons from the building should the devicebe in use by con victs. 'As indicated in Fig. 3 the sections are alsoprovided with depending flanges 12 located along the longitudinal sidoof the floors, these llanges being provided with bolt openings 13. Truss rods 14 are also arranged longitudinally undcr the sections. Asindicated in Fig. 1 the walls at and 5 of the sections A and B are preferably located at the right sides of said sections while the wall 6 of section D is located at the left side of said section. Section C is open at both sides but otherwise is of the same construction as the sections A, B and D. Section A may be provided with any suitable arrangement of doors and windows and the sections B, C and D may also be provided with suitable arrangements of doors and windows.

desiredto assemble the sections herein described the same are moved into the relative positions shown in the drawings so that the corner posts will come into con- .These osts are provided with bolt whicn register and the bolts 19 so through these holes and utilized the sections together. Bolts are crted through the openings. l Vhen is thus assembled the ooen sine of s closed by the wall 5 section B section and the two wails and. c togetherwith the 5 end walls 2 and 3 of sections B, C and 1) form a large room adjoining the section A and with which it communicates through a door located within the wall 5. in view of the fact that the bunks are arranged in the mannor hereinbeiore described it will be apparent can when the sections are assembled these bunks will form. a continuous series surby the aisles or passageways 1 7 as shown in Fig. 'i.

in order that suitabiemeans may be provid ed to which the shackles may be fastened each section is provided. adjacent the foot board of its bunks with a holding rod 21 having crank arms 22 which are pivotally connected to the floor and are so proportioned that when they are swung in one direction the rods 21 willassume positions above the root portions of the bunks and where the shacl'des can be readily attached to them. The rods 21 within section B have extensions 23 fastened to operatin levers 24 which are fulcrumed u on the w. 5 and are rovided suitab e locking means. she rods within the section B are also provided with angular heads 25 which project beyond the open'sido oi the section and are designed to extend into corresponding sockets 26 in the ends of rods '27 mountedwithin the section C. These rods 27 also have angular heads similar to the heads 25 for pro3ecting into sockets in rods 28 ivotally supported within the section B. y providing these heads and sockets the rods of the various-sections be coupled together and all operated by the levers 24 so as to swing into or'out of operative positions.

C ne or more of the sections are provided at one end t'll guide cleats 29 su porting a pan which preferably forms of zinc or are also spaced from other material which wiH not readily corrode ceases i L'I 4 and which is designed to be drawn outward from under the section and removed tliere from. Each; of these pans is located below a stool such asindicated 31 and designed to receive deposits therefrom. It will. thus be seen that the house can be preserved .in a sanitary condition for the reason that the pans can be removed. and cleaned as often as desired.

The section A is particularly designed for use as ofiicers quarters out it is to be understood tliat if desired this section may be eliminated whereupon the walls 5 and 6' will constitute the sides of the house. able heating -apparatus may be provided. For example, one or more stores may be placed within. the two rooms. Although only one section, C, has been shown it is to be understood that any desired number of these sections may be utilized in connection with the sections B and D so that a room of any desired proportions can be produced. W hen it is desired to remove the house to another location it is merely necessary to detach the bolts 19 fromtho corner posts 7 and flanges 12 whereupon said sections can bcdrawn in the same manner as ordinary wagons.

What is claimed is:

1. A portable house comprising separate wheel-supported sections, each. having one side wall and one open side, a wheel-supported section insertible between the first mentioned sections and having two open sides,

said sections, when assembled, constituting a structure having a single continuous coinpartment, means for detachably securing the sections together, a shackle-engaging 'rod movably mounted within eachsection, means for coupling tbe rods of the sections together to. prevent independent movement thereof,

' and means in onset the sections for simultaneously elevating the coupled rods.

2. A portable house comprising separate wheel supported sections each having one side wall and one c on side, a wheel supported section insertib e between the firstmentioned sections and having two open sides, said sections when assembled constituting-a structure having a single continuous compartment, means for detachably securing the sectionstogether, a bunk within each section, a shackle engaging rod movably mounted within each section and shiftable into position above the bunk therein, means for coupling the rods of the sections together to prevent independent movement thereof, and means 1n one. coupled rods.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

, GREEN R. STARNES.

Witnesses:

P. V. MooDY,

W. M. MOORE.

Any suitof the sections for actuating the 

